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Posted 14 October 2004 - 11:06 AM

I asked this in the Xanadu Poll, but not sure if it's visible enough. This seems like the right group of folks who I can finally ask this question:

Does Neil drop his drumstick in the ESL version of Xanadu? - just where the music is easing down a bit before the vocal begins. I've always wondered where that drum fill went. I'll edit this question with the exact time in the track where it happens if I need to.

I don't know about that but i did witness Neil Drop his right drumstick in the middle of the drum solo on the second night at wembley arena in London, England. I couldn't believe it. No one seemed to notice though, as he was straight in there with a spare. He did look a bit crestfallen for all of two seconds Couldn't get the stick off the roadie though

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Posted 14 October 2004 - 11:38 AM

QUOTE (RushRevisited @ Oct 14 2004, 11:26 AM)

I can't hear it - what point exactly in time?

Ok - I hope this will help locate where I'm talking about. Unfortunately, I don't have ESL with me so I can't say the time there. BUT - I do have the AFTK version handy and I can tell you to go to 4:32 - THAT's the drum fill missing in the ESL version.

It sounds like he starts the fill.. but it abruptly disappears.

Happy hunting.... and thanks for the ear. I hope you hear (or not hear) what I do.

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Posted 14 October 2004 - 11:43 AM

QUOTE (azzah @ Oct 14 2004, 11:15 AM)

I don't know about that but i did witness Neil Drop his right drumstick in the middle of the drum solo on the second night at wembley arena in London, England. I couldn't believe it. No one seemed to notice though, as he was straight in there with a spare. He did look a bit crestfallen for all of two seconds Couldn't get the stick off the roadie though

Hey I actually find that to be very cool. I remember during the VT tour in Jersey where Neil stopped playing Driven too early. Alex and Geddy kept playing to no drums. It reminds me that the drum god is actually human. He's so damn good, I forget that sometimes. :D

Ok - I hope this will help locate where I'm talking about. Unfortunately, I don't have ESL with me so I can't say the time there. BUT - I do have the AFTK version handy and I can tell you to go to 4:32 - THAT's the drum fill missing in the ESL version.

It sounds like he starts the fill.. but it abruptly disappears.

Happy hunting.... and thanks for the ear. I hope you hear (or not hear) what I do.

OK, I am going to pop it in when I get home again and try to hear... Is it in the video Exit Stage Left too?

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Posted 14 October 2004 - 12:19 PM

QUOTE (RushRevisited @ Oct 14 2004, 12:10 PM)

QUOTE (paganoman @ Oct 14 2004, 12:38 PM)

QUOTE (RushRevisited @ Oct 14 2004, 11:26 AM)

I can't hear it - what point exactly in time?

Ok - I hope this will help locate where I'm talking about. Unfortunately, I don't have ESL with me so I can't say the time there. BUT - I do have the AFTK version handy and I can tell you to go to 4:32 - THAT's the drum fill missing in the ESL version.

It sounds like he starts the fill.. but it abruptly disappears.

Happy hunting.... and thanks for the ear. I hope you hear (or not hear) what I do.

OK, I am going to pop it in when I get home again and try to hear... Is it in the video Exit Stage Left too?

You know..... I've never seen it. Shame on me! Can only report on the CD.

Ok - I hope this will help locate where I'm talking about. Unfortunately, I don't have ESL with me so I can't say the time there. BUT - I do have the AFTK version handy and I can tell you to go to 4:32 - THAT's the drum fill missing in the ESL version.

It sounds like he starts the fill.. but it abruptly disappears.

Happy hunting.... and thanks for the ear. I hope you hear (or not hear) what I do.

OK, I am going to pop it in when I get home again and try to hear... Is it in the video Exit Stage Left too?

You know..... I've never seen it. Shame on me! Can only report on the CD.

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Posted 14 October 2004 - 12:28 PM

I saw Neil drop his stick twice, I think both times were in Red Barchetta, when he threw the stick up when the drums stopped for a moment and he just threw it too far and couldn't reach out and catch it.

I saw Neil drop his stick twice, I think both times were in Red Barchetta, when he threw the stick up when the drums stopped for a moment and he just threw it too far and couldn't reach out and catch it.

I will check out Xanada.

I saw that at the Mountain View show during one song. He threw the stick in the air and failed to catch it. Oh well, I've seen him hit it dead on too

Here is the answer to your question. I am almost positive this is where you are talking about - I synchronized the audio and video to see, but came up with around 5:07 and it does seem the fill is missing here:

geddy does that cool bass fill and you hear it when neil is supoposed to hit the hi-hat 2x and then goes up the toms. the tom fill he does with one hand but it begins with the hi-hat thing cause he doesn't do that part correctly.

Here is the answer to your question. I am almost positive this is where you are talking about - I synchronized the audio and video to see, but came up with around 5:07 and it does seem the fill is missing here:

looking at the vido RR it looks like neil gets a little extra "bounce" before he tosses it. but did he catch it? i'm guessing they cut to another band member and we can't see? still, that would explain the dropped stick...cause he throws it!

Ok, I maybe off base, because I am doing this from memory, are you talking about right after " frozen in an everlasting view" ? and instead of the normal tom fills ,he just keeps pounding the beat as if the fills never existed? If you are, then here is my take , and collected memory. I went to the Hemisheres show. Xanadu played like the album. I went to the Permanent waves show. The segment I am talking about happened at that show, and for some reason it was a real crowd pleaser!..I guess because, instead of the pausing cumbersome tom fill, Neil just rocked right thru it.! I did not go to the Moving Pictures show, but when I heard ESL, I recognized the performance that I saw at the Permanent Waves show.